UNEP Global Sustainability News
UNEP Global Sustainability News
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Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Can nature win the next World Cup? Lessons from 2026 host cities
As billions of fans around the globe follow the FIFA World Cup 2026, several host cities are using the tournament as an opportunity to accelerate the green transition and protect nature.
Read More →AI helping UN detect methane emissions and spark real reductions in climate-warming gas
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is helping turn satellite observations into methane mitigation action in the oil and gas sector. These mitigation efforts have delivered a climate benefit comparable to removing the annual em…
Read More →I live in Paris. During heatwaves, the City of Light dims.
A heatwave blanketing France is the latest sign that we must rethink how our cities are designed and how our buildings are constructed.
Read More →As land is degrading, sand storms wreak havoc on desert communities
The powerful tempests are becoming increasingly common as climate change and land degradation turn once-productive landscapes into desert.
Read More →Earth has two football pitches of land for every human. Much of it is ailing.
Climate change and destructive practices, like deforestation and agricultural sprawl, have left 40 per cent of Earth’s land degraded.
Read More →The hidden environmental cost of your jeans – and what’s being done about it
Supermodel and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Amber Valletta travels to Tunisia, where denim manufacturers are striving to lighten their environmental footprint.
Read More →Growing leadership and momentum on environmental action
Climate and energy crises urgent, need net zero shift and methane cuts as global momentum rises to protect people and planet says Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director
Read More →UNEP, partners ramp up efforts to address major methane leaks as UN chief urges rapid cuts
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced efforts to help countries raise their response rate to major methane leaks around the world to 80 percent by 2030, ensuring that the causes…
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